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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Statutory notification
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD: classical or variant) infection is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions (Word 1.29MB)
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF214KB)
or
regional residents (PDF213KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
Statutory medical notifications for WA Health
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent
: Self replicating host-coded protein or prion protein.
Transmission
: Mode of transmission for classical form is unknown but possibly due to de novo spontaneous generation. Has been transmitted by contaminated neurosurgical instruments or administration of pituitary hormone therapy, dura mater grafts, corneal grafts derived from infected individuals. Mode of transmission for variant form is thought to be due to consumption of infected meat.
Incubation period
: 15 months to more than 30 years
Infectious period
: Possibly infectious early in incubation period.
Case exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Contact exclusion
: Do not exclude.
Treatment:
No specific treatment.
Immunisation
: None available.
Case follow-up
: Is conducted by the Communicable Disease Control Directorate.
Guidelines
Management and reporting of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease policy
A Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease response plan for Australia (external site)
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
Infectious disease data resources
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